Kingella

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Kingella
Kingella kingae in sheep blood agar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Neisseriales
Family: Neisseriaceae
Genus: Kingella
Henriksen and Bøvre 1976

Kingella is a genus of

Gram-negative bacteria that tend to cause endocarditis.[2] Kingella kingae is its type species.[1]

Species

As of 2021, five species belong to the genus:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Parte, A. C. "Genus Kingella". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. PMID 27124204
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